Stirrup



(no Model.)

L. ANDERSON.

STIRRUP.

No. 475,374. PatentedMay 24, 1892.

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UNITED rarns arnnr LEE ANDERSON, OF PARIS, TEXAS.

STIRRUP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 475,374, dated May 24,1892.

Application filed November 27, 1891. Serial No. 413,282. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, LEE ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Paris,in the county of Lamar and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Stirrups; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to improvements in stirrups; and it consistsinthe construction and novel arrangement of parts, as hereinafter morefully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointedout in the appended claims.

The objects of my invention are to provide a stirrup of simpleandinexpensive construction, to form the buckle for attaching the sidestraps integral with the hanger in such position that the stirrup willhang at right angles to the saddle-skirts, and, further, to hinge orpivot the footrest at one end to the hanger and supported at itsopposite end by means of a spring-controlled catch that automaticallyreleases the foot-rest by means of a lever and prevents the riders footfrom hanging in the stirrup and the rider being dragged should he bethrown from his horse.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a stirrup embodying myinvention, partly in section; Fig. 2, a side view of same, partly insection, showing foot-rest disengaged from the hanger at one end; Fig.3, an edge view of the stirrup.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures, A designatesa metallic hanger consisting of the legs a and a, meeting at their upperends at the enlarged portion or head a said portion being cut away orslotted, as at a a, and a and within said cut-away portion is left acircular transversely-disposed portion B, said portion being providedcentrally with peripheral groove 5, adapted to receive the ringportion 0of the buckle-tongue O. s

D designates the side strap, which is passed downwardly through theopenings a and a and upwardly through the opening a and engages thetongue 0. The opposite end of the end with perforated ears or lugs 6,between which perforated lugs is secured by means of a pin 6' the leg aof the hanger A. The footrest E is further provided upon its lower facewith a recess F, within which fits and Works a bar or catch J, saidcatch being provided with a longitudinal opening f through which and thefoot-rest E passes a pin f for confining said catch Within the recess.The recess F terminates at one end in a rectangular opening G, downthrough which passes the leg a of the hanger A, said leg having formednear its end a projection which is adapted to engage the reducedextended end H of the catch f.

In order that the portion H of the catch f may be held in engagementwith the projection g, I employa coiled spring I, which abuts against ashoulder on the catch f at one end and its opposite end abuttingagainsta shoulder f of the recess F.

To readily permit of the projection g on the leg a being disengaged fromthe projection H, thereby allowing the foot-rest to assume the positionshown in Fig. 2, I employ a lever J, fulcrumed near its lower end by apin to the leg a, its short armj passing down by the side of theprojection g and is designed to bear against the outer edge of theprojection H. The upper arm J is bent for a portion of its way toconform to the shape of the leg at. It is then given a downward andupward curve, as at L, for a purpose presently explained.

The operation of niyimproved stirrup,taken in connection with the abovedescription and accompanying drawings, may be briefly described asfollows: As before stated, owing to the manner of locating the buckle,the stirrup at all times hangs at right angles to the saddleskirts, andshould the rider be thrown from his horse and by accident his foot hangin the stirrup anyupward pressure whatever brought to bear upon thelever J at L will cause the arm j to move inward, as shown, and with itrelease the leg a from engagement with the catch and allow the foot-restto assume the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

1. In a stirrup, the combination of the hanger constructed as described,the foot-rest pivoted to one leg of the hanger at one end and adapted toengage the opposite leg of said hanger by a sliding catch carried by thefootrest, and a lever fulcrumed on the hanger and adapted to release.the catch and foot-rest, substantially as described.

2. In a stirrup, the combination of the hanger constructed substantiallyas shown, the foot-rest pivoted at one end to one leg of the hanger, itsopposite end engaging a stop formed 011 the hanger through the med um ofa slotted spring-controlled catch carried by the foot-rest, and a leverfulcrumed on the hanger and adapted to release the catch and foot-rest,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

LEE ANDERSON.

Witnesses: FRANK T. HOOKS, A. POLLARD.

